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A herd. then you understand you dont even see the same picture of america or people. this is why ed rendell got so upset when one of the elites, one of the ranchers usually, leslie stall jumped out. listen how angry he got. >> losing money. >> youve been here for two or three decades, youre a smart person. >> but not now. >> youre getting it. youre not getting it. those people will lose that money anyway. >> our pressing him on that point led to this. >> you guys dont get that. >> you dont get i...

>> you have written eight books, right? >> yeah. >> a number of them best sellers. >> some are pretty awful. >> some ever pretty awful? >> some are great. "the insider" is a great book. and the last one "good bless -- "god bless america," is pretty good, too. >> the last book was about experiences in the united states. >> it was a diary of two years here during the process of the election of barack obama. as a brit coming here for a few months of the year watching his ascent to power was a quite...

Here during the process of the election of barack obama. as a brit coming here for a few months of the year watching his assent to power was a quite extraordinary story. i wanted to record my genuine feelings as it unfolds. >> what is the biggest difference between america and the uk? >> i think its interesting. were saying earlier about the humor difference. we might mock the americans for not having the irony and sarcasm that we pride ourselves on, but you dont have the cynicism as a country e...

Around where you were born or what school you went to. your class system is based around achievement, hard work, and success. >> and in england that class system is very prevalent. >> very prevalent. and also theres a real cynicism which to a certain degree is healthy toward success. if youre successful in britain and you buy a nice car -- if i drive a nice car around london, youll get people who will genuinely want to scratch it and theyll want to spit on you and theyll want to feel envious an ...

America" is pretty good, too. >> the last book was about experiences in the united states. >> it was a diary of two years here during the process of the election of barack obama. as a brit coming here for a few months of the year watching his assent to power was a quite extraordinary story. i wanted to record my genuine feelings as it unfolds. >> what is the biggest difference between america and the uk? >> i think its interesting. were saying earlier about the humor difference. we might mock th...

Saying whatever he has to. and tacking on "and cap-and-trade." another thing, has anyone noticed despite all of the progressivism we have had in the last 100 years people arent lifted out of poverty. ever. ever. tell me about progressives in philadelphia. tell me about the progressives in detroit. look what they have done to that city. its because you cant lift people out of poverty. they need to achieve it themselves. they need a hand-up, not a hand-out. the government can be a last resort, but...

Families. when folks say they should go home, they are home. what should we do? the democrats will propose -- meet certain criteria and pass background checks and study english. you pay your full and fair share of taxes and you can work your way towards citizenship. >> in america, you have to have so much money in the bank if you want to come into the country. most of these folks that are coming into the country, theyre not wealthy folks. theyre looking for a job. they want to be part of the eco...

A larger team that comes in once the critical issues are hammered out that larger team apparently isnt even due to come here yet to see evening so still a lot of work to be done all right still a lot of work to be done melinda yesterdays a self-imposed deadline came and went whats the hold up. there are two different areas you mention them health care is one and i think its important to bear in mind that the social democrats entered these talks very very reluctantly they they did not want to be ...

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